ML19290A057
| ML19290A057 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Reed College |
| Issue date: | 08/14/1979 |
| From: | Engelken R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
| To: | Bragdon P REED COLLEGE, PORTLAND, OR |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7908310183 | |
| Download: ML19290A057 (1) | |
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WALNUT CREEK, CAllFORNI A 94596 August 14, 1979 Docket No. 50-288 Reed College Read Reactor Facility Portland, Oregon 97202 -
Attention:
Paul Bragdon
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President Gentlemen:
With this Information Notice the fluclear Regulatory Commission is ex-tending an existing mechanism previously used for informing facility licensees of significant operating events to include informing operator licensees of significant events which could impact on conditions of their fiRC licenses.
It is requested that the facility licensee provide copies of this Information Notice to all NRC licensed individuals at the facility. No specific response is requested at this time.
If you have questions regarding this matter please contact the Director of the appropriate NRC Regional Office.
Sincerely, vA de R. H. Ettgelken Director
Enclosures:
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IE Information Notice No. 79-20 2.
List of IE Information Notices Issued in 1979 2
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SSIt!S: 6870 Accession No:
7908090260 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTI0tl AND ENFORCEf!ENT WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555 August 14, 1979 IE Information Notice No. 79-20 NRC ENFORCEfiENT POLICY - NRC LICENSED INDIVIDUALS Backgrcur.d:
In the past, NRC licensed individuals have been cited by the flRC for failure to comply with the-conditions of their licenses.
These items of noncompliance can generally be characterized as serious or repeated failures to follow reactor operatino procedures.
Two recent events involving the radiation overexposure of NRC licensed individuals through their violation of utility procedures, facility Technical Specifications and the Code of Federal Regulations have raised ouestions about the excercise of their responsibilities.
The purpose of tuis Information Notice is two-fold:
(1) To remind the NRC licensed individuals of their responsibilities, not only.
in the proper operation of the facility controls, bet in compliance with the facility administrative procedures, and (2) To summarize the enforcement sanctions available to the NRC for use 4ainst licensed individuals.
Description of Circumstances:
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Responsibilities Facility licensees are charged with the responsibility to design, construct and operate their plants in accordance with NRC requirements to assure that public health and safety are protected.
The role of NRC licensed individuals is no less important in the overall Regulatory scheme. The NRC recognizes that timely actions by NRC licensed indivi-duals are an important part of safety.
Reliance on these actions is a part of the defense-in-depth concept.
Specifically, the NRC requires that:
(1) Only licensed operators are permitted to manipulate the controls that directly affect reac ' '
(2) Licensed operators are re
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